قَالَ
رَبِّ
ٱغۡفِرۡ
لِي
وَهَبۡ
لِي
مُلۡكٗا
لَّا
يَنۢبَغِي
لِأَحَدٖ
مِّنۢ
بَعۡدِيٓۖ
إِنَّكَ
أَنتَ
ٱلۡوَهَّابُ
٣٥
He said: My Lord! Forgive me and bestow on me sovereignty such as shall not belong to any after me. Lo! Thou art the Bestower.
— M. Pickthall
He said, "My Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom such as will not belong to anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower."
— Saheeh International
He said, "O my Lord! Forgive me, and grant me a kingdom which, (it may be), suits not another after me: for Thou art the Grantor of Bounties (without measure).
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
How Allah tested Sulayman then made Things easy for Him
Allah says,
وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا سُلَيْمَنَ
(And indeed, We tried Sulayman) meaning, `We tested him.'
وَأَلْقَيْنَا عَلَى كُرْسِيِّهِ جَسَداً
(and We placed on his throne Jasad (a body)).
ثُمَّ أَنَابَ
(and he returned.) means, after this test, he turned
…How Allah tested Sulayman then made Things easy for Him
Allah says,
وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا سُلَيْمَنَ
(And indeed, We tried Sulayman) meaning, `We tested him.
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